as in ascent
the act or an instance of rising or climbing up
her ascension from the freshman to the varsity team was evidence of how much she had improved in one season
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Indeed, Snoop’s wardrobe level-up aligned with his ascension to stardom.
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Julian Randall, Essence, 15 Oct. 2024
Eying the squealing superfans, Segall remarked on Smith’s rapid ascension.
—Holden Seidlitz, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Lewis now becomes the connection for Skye’s ascension as latest victim of this otherworldly presence.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
Sheinbaum’s ascension to the presidency culminated decades of battle for equal rights in a nation with a long legacy of machismo — and where women didn’t win the right to vote until 1953.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
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Julian Randall, Essence, 15 Oct. 2024
Eying the squealing superfans, Segall remarked on Smith’s rapid ascension.
—Holden Seidlitz, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Lewis now becomes the connection for Skye’s ascension as latest victim of this otherworldly presence.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
Sheinbaum’s ascension to the presidency culminated decades of battle for equal rights in a nation with a long legacy of machismo — and where women didn’t win the right to vote until 1953.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Ascension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascension. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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